It is kind of funny to note that it was only a few short years ago that anyone who had an affinity for old, classic commercials could only see them if they shelled out $35 for bad quality VHS tapes of transfers of the few surviving 16mm prints that were worn out, scratchy and poorly preserved. Then again, it is better to have them poorly preserved than lost forever which, sadly, many classic commercials have been. (BTW - if you are wondering why many old color commercials are only available in Black and White it is because these are 16mm copied prints that were designed for archiving as opposed to airing and the original master prints are presumably lost or destroyed)

Today, many collectors of rare and seldom seen and forgotten commercials have made their way to youtube and a huge number of these commercials have not been seen in decades. Of course, the other benefit of Youtube is the fact that these commercials are available for FREE and can be enjoyed by anyone who wishes to relive the nostalgia of their youth. So, if you have lots of time to kill there are a ton of commercials on YouTube worth watching.